cåblelady Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 and take the Pistons with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 If we are lucky Stephen Jackson and Jermaine can knock out a few more PISStons fans over the next 4-7 games. I think Detroit wins the series though. 6 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndZoneCrew Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 F the Pacers and the NBA!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 331171[/snapback] As a longtime Celtics fan (adopted them after the Braves left Buffalo, I couldn't root for the friggin' Clippers) I was a little disappointed with the outcome of this series. I only take solace in the fact that neither the Celtics or Pacers really stands a chance against the Pistons. Besides, I always had a little like for the Pacers as well...it must be the Larry Bird connection...and I love guys who can shoot, like Reggie Miller. After Bird, Jordan and a few other guys I might be forgetting about, Reggie is maybe the best clutch shooter in the NBA. Definitely an all-time top 10 shooter... Speaking of which, one of the hardest things for me to watch about this series was TNT showing Larry Bird cheering, in the Boston Garden, for the Pacers. It was even more disarming than seeing Thurman in Dolphins puke! Fellow Celts fans take heart, it really looks like, maybe, the Celtics are finally building the foundation for a pretty decent young team. If Ainge doesn't go all-Pitino on us, and stays focused, they could be back in the playoffs again next year...with or without Pierce and Walker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted May 8, 2005 Author Share Posted May 8, 2005 Doug Flutie was there, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 As a longtime Celtics fan (adopted them after the Braves left Buffalo, I couldn't root for the friggin' Clippers) I was a little disappointed with the outcome of this series. I only take solace in the fact that neither the Celtics or Pacers really stands a chance against the Pistons. Besides, I always had a little like for the Pacers as well...it must be the Larry Bird connection...and I love guys who can shoot, like Reggie Miller. After Bird, Jordan and a few other guys I might be forgetting about, Reggie is maybe the best clutch shooter in the NBA. Definitely an all-time top 10 shooter...Speaking of which, one of the hardest things for me to watch about this series was TNT showing Larry Bird cheering, in the Boston Garden, for the Pacers. It was even more disarming than seeing Thurman in Dolphins puke! Fellow Celts fans take heart, it really looks like, maybe, the Celtics are finally building the foundation for a pretty decent young team. If Ainge doesn't go all-Pitino on us, and stays focused, they could be back in the playoffs again next year...with or without Pierce and Walker... 331296[/snapback] I only fllow the Celtics because I happen to live in NH. I'm no fan of NBA basketball, and this series only reinforces what I hate about it. Half-a$$ effort, playground one-on-one, no-D league! I am probably the only person in New England who can't understand why everyone thinks Paul Pierce is a superstar. Everytime I see this guy play, he is missing a key basket because he tries to dribble through 5 opponents when his teammates are all wide open, or he's throwing up a desperation 3-pointer. The guy is the problem for the Celtics, not the solution. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 I only fllow the Celtics because I happen to live in NH. I'm no fan of NBA basketball, and this series only reinforces what I hate about it. Half-a$$ effort, playground one-on-one, no-D league! I am probably the only person in New England who can't understand why everyone thinks Paul Pierce is a superstar. Everytime I see this guy play, he is missing a key basket because he tries to dribble through 5 opponents when his teammates are all wide open, or he's throwing up a desperation 3-pointer. The guy is the problem for the Celtics, not the solution. PTR 331436[/snapback] I know, I know, it seems like most have a problem with the NBA, and I can certainly understand why. However, there are some really great athletes in that leauge, and the playoffs, in particular, are normally pretty compelling to watch. As far as Pierce goes, he is another that I think is a great player, but I agree, he hampers the team at times. I blame this mostly on the fact that the NBA has become an individual game, as you said, and most teams are lucky it they have 3 or more quality players. Pierce has been the only quality player in Boston, for his entire career. This season, when he finally had some good young players around him, he played well with them. Then, the playoffs rolled around, and he instintually fell in to his "it's my ball" tendancies. Much as I like the guy (and I think he is generally a good guy, have never heard him whining about money, or demanding trades throuhgout this whole wretched era of Cletics basketball), it may be time to let him move on, and see if the Celts can get some other players that can help the team. Walker will likely be gone, and I would not be shocked if Pierce is too...this team desperately needs a point guard. Payton had a decent year (particulary after coming off that awful year with the Lakers), but they need someone who can step up big when needed, not just someone who won't make many mistakes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Boston is a long way from being a real contender. When you get blown out by 27 at home in a game 7 by a team that is missing one of the best players in the league and has had injuries up the ying yang all year, it shows that you aren't near ready to be a real threat. Indiana will win it all next year with Ron Artest back for a full season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndZoneCrew Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Boston is a long way from being a real contender. When you get blown out by 27 at home in a game 7 by a team that is missing one of the best players in the league and has had injuries up the ying yang all year, it shows that you aren't near ready to be a real threat. Indiana will win it all next year with Ron Artest back for a full season. 331650[/snapback] You are banking on that criminal to take you to the promised land? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasily Zaytsev Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 !@#$ the Pacers! Only when Artest grows a mullet will I watch the team of thugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 You are banking on that criminal to take you to the promised land? 331653[/snapback] In case ya hadn't noticed, when he was on the floor the entire year last year we won 61 games. The young Pacers are just finally coming into a championship team. I can't wait for next year when the NBA doesn't steal one of our best for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndZoneCrew Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 In case ya hadn't noticed, when he was on the floor the entire year last year we won 61 games. 331665[/snapback] No...I didn't....I don't like to watch that team of degenerates (minus Reggie Miller...the only decent man amongst those jag-offs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Boston is a long way from being a real contender. When you get blown out by 27 at home in a game 7 by a team that is missing one of the best players in the league and has had injuries up the ying yang all year, it shows that you aren't near ready to be a real threat. Indiana will win it all next year with Ron Artest back for a full season. 331650[/snapback] Now, now, no disrespect was meant to the Pacers at all...Rick Carlisle should be coach of the year. Even with Artest though, I don't know that the Pacers match up well with Detroit in a 7 game series. Believe me, I am pulling for the Pacers the rest of the way. Also, as someone who has suffered through almost a decade and a half of awful Celtics basketball, I swear, this team finally has something to buid on. They will for sure get rid of Walker (again!) and likely Pierce too. But they actually have some good young talent on their bench to build upon. Pitino and ML Carr did their best to destroy the franchise, but Ainge (as much as I didn't want him back in Boston) actually seems to know what he is doing. Maybe it was all those years spent in the western conference toward the end of his NBA playing and coaching career. He seems to have a clue. In another 2 years or so, the easteren conference will significantly close the gap on the west. While the Celtics may not be an elite team, even by that time, I think they will be a perennial playoff team once again, not unlike the Pacers. BTW, when did Jermain O'Neal turn into such a punk? I used to think he was one of the NBA's "good guys". Still rootin for them, more because of Bird and Reggie though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BF_in_Indiana Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Now, now, no disrespect was meant to the Pacers at all...Rick Carlisle should be coach of the year. Even with Artest though, I don't know that the Pacers match up well with Detroit in a 7 game series. Believe me, I am pulling for the Pacers the rest of the way. Also, as someone who has suffered through almost a decade and a half of awful Celtics basketball, I swear, this team finally has something to buid on. They will for sure get rid of Walker (again!) and likely Pierce too. But they actually have some good young talent on their bench to build upon. Pitino and ML Carr did their best to destroy the franchise, but Ainge (as much as I didn't want him back in Boston) actually seems to know what he is doing. Maybe it was all those years spent in the western conference toward the end of his NBA playing and coaching career. He seems to have a clue. In another 2 years or so, the easteren conference will significantly close the gap on the west. While the Celtics may not be an elite team, even by that time, I think they will be a perennial playoff team once again, not unlike the Pacers. BTW, when did Jermain O'Neal turn into such a punk? I used to think he was one of the NBA's "good guys". Still rootin for them, more because of Bird and Reggie though! 331671[/snapback] Jermaine is a very good person and does a lot of work off he basketball court for charity. I don't know what you are referring to in regards to him, but if it's the incident in Detroit, that's a minute capsule of his career with Indiana. He was just defending a teammate that night. I don't think we will beat Detroit, but I hope we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Screw the NBA. The guys playing down on West 4th St. are more fun to watch, and I can see them up close without having to pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 331171[/snapback] GO HEAT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 No...I didn't....I don't like to watch that team of degenerates (minus Reggie Miller...the only decent man amongst those jag-offs) 331667[/snapback] I love Reggie Miller. He's cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede316 Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Basketball? Who Cares?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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